Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Programme II 2016
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Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Programme II 2016-2019 Niger endline / baseline report 2019 Photo: William Hirtle/CARE afric’act Réalisée par Afric’Act Consulting, 305, Blvd des Djermakoyes, YN-1, BP13868 Niamey, Niger Table of contents Executive summary ......................................................................................................................... 1 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 3 1.1 Brief description of the national context ........................................................................ 3 1.2 Brief description of GEWEP II .......................................................................................... 4 1.2.1 Theory of change ...................................................................................................... 6 1.2.2 Objectives of the end line/baseline study ............................................................... 8 1.2.3 Limits of the endline/baseline study ....................................................................... 8 1.3 Structure of the report..................................................................................................... 8 2 Methodology ........................................................................................................................... 9 2.1 Sampling ........................................................................................................................... 9 2.1.1 Predicted and actual size of the sample, including non-response....................... 10 2.1.2 Selection of respondents ....................................................................................... 12 2.2 Data Collection ............................................................................................................... 13 2.2.1 Data collection techniques ..................................................................................... 13 2.2.2 Period of data collection ........................................................................................ 13 2.2.3 Encountered difficulties ......................................................................................... 14 3 Main Findings ........................................................................................................................ 14 3.1 Typical profile of MMD women ..................................................................................... 14 3.2 Cross-cutting themes ..................................................................................................... 16 3.2.1 Strengthening civil society ..................................................................................... 16 3.2.2 Economic Empowerment of Women and Entrepreneurship ............................... 19 3.2.3 Women's participation in decision-making ........................................................... 22 3.2.4 Men's commitment to gender transformation ..................................................... 25 3.3 The sub-themes .............................................................................................................. 27 3.3.1 Reduction of gender-based violence ..................................................................... 27 3.3.2 Strengthening sexual and reproductive rights ...................................................... 29 3.3.3 Building resilience ................................................................................................... 31 3.3.4 Increasing access to education for women and girls ............................................ 33 4 Discussion of the Results ...................................................................................................... 33 4.1 Main Success .................................................................................................................. 33 4.2 Points of vigilance........................................................................................................... 35 4.3 Risks and questions ........................................................................................................ 36 5 Lessons Learned .................................................................................................................... 37 6 Conclusion and Recommendations ...................................................................................... 38 7 Date and attestation ............................................................................................................. 40 8 List of Annexes....................................................................................................................... 41 Abbreviations AFV Action en Faveur des Vulnérables AV Village Agent CARE Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere CBO Community Based Organization CEG Collège d’enseignement général (secondary school, first cycle) CMP CARE Member Partner CN CARE Norway CO Country Office (CARE) CSO Civil Society Organization GBV Gender Based Violence GDP Gross Domestic Product GED Genre Equity and Diversity GEWEP Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Program HC3N Office of the High Commissioner 3N (Nigeriens Nourish Nigeriens) IG Impact Group IGA Income Generating Activities I3N Initiative 3N « Nigeriens Nourish Nigeriens » INS National Institute of Statistics ISCV Initiative pour la Sécurité des Conditions de Vie LC Leadership Challenges LDC Least Developed Countries MFI Microfinance Institution MMD Mata Masu Dubara NGO Non-Governmental Organization NY Niamey (I, IV) PROMEESS Promotion of Equality, of Social and Civil Society Equity RBA Rights Based Approach SDG Sustainable Development Goals SRH Sexual and Reproductive Health STI Sexually transmitted infections VA Village Agent WEE Women’s Economic Empowerment WEP Women’s Empowerment Program Overall information for GEWEP II Project name: Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Program (GEWEP) II Project period: 2016-2019 Number of people that have been directly reached: 108 608 NIGER endline / baseline report submission: 31st March 2019 Result highlights for GEWEP II in Niger Title 2016 2017 2018 Total Number of MMD groupings created 1421 1005 2416 4842 Members of MMD group created 35 829 22 478 50 301 108 608 Number of networks put in place 72 86 50 164 Number of federations set up 8 9 8 25 Mobilized savings (USD) 644 922 370 738 881 274 1 896 934 Strengthening civil society: The militant commitment of the MMD structures for women's rights is vested and real. It is expressed with conviction and objectivity. GEWEPII has been successful in developing the capacity of MMD women to better withstand adversity and to establish themselves as strong partners at the local level. Women’s economic empowerment: Almost 70% of MMD women have assets, compared to only 51% of non-MMD women. 59% of MMD women claim to own their land: these results are remarkable in a context where land is still an asset that remains out of reach of the majority of Nigerien women. In comparison, only 24% of non-MMD women claim to own land. Women's participation in decision-making processes: 91% of women participate in decision-making within the community structures of which they are members. Almost all are MMD women. 52% of women believe that they offer ideas, and argue to defend their ideas at meetings of community structures. More than 90% of them are MMD women. Nearly 40% of women feel that they have a strong influence on the decisions made within the communautary areas in which they participate. They are almost all members of the MMD groups. Engaging men for gender transformation: Men's attitude to gender-based violence has changed significantly: over 80% of men are convinced that it is not normal for a husband to beat his wife, that excision has no advantage (and sometimes does not correspond to local culture or traditions), women have to choose their own husbands, girls have the same rights as boys. Executive summary Introduction CARE Norway runs the GEWEP II program, which continues the efforts of GEWEP I (2014-2015) and the Women Empowerment Program (2009-2013), in 6 countries including Niger. In Niger, GEWEP II is implemented by PROMEESS II. The ultimate vision is for the full realization of women's socio-economic and political rights. The program works in 25 communes in Niger, which is about 10% of all communes in the country. These municipalities have nearly 3,136,812 inhabitants, or 16% of the country's population. Phase II of PROMEESS runs for the period 2016-2019. The end line evaluation is carried out at the end of 2018, and provides information on the main achievements (services, products, and changes (effects) in the economic, social and political conditions of women. The end line evaluation sanctions the current phase, but will also serve as baseline (reference) for the next phase. Methodology In addition to the use of documentation and interviews with various projects, resource persons and third-party organizations, information from participants/beneficiaries in the field was collected through two major sources: a quantitative survey and a qualitative survey. Three levels of sampling were used. For the "communes" level, it was agreed to focus on a maximum of two communes per region. The selection of the 20 communities combined reasoned choices and random choices: 10 communities affected by the baseline study, and 10 communities selected randomly; 800 people (400 women and 400 men) were surveyed; 40 respondents per community.